Release: September 30, 2011 Director: Mark Mylod Writer: Gabrielle Allan, Jennifer Crittenden Cast: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Dave Annable, Ari Graynor, Andy Samberg, Zachary Quinto, Joel McHale, Ed Begley Jr, Thomas Lennon
Synopsis: Anna Faris is Ally Darling, who after reading a magazine article that leads her to believe she�s going to be forever alone, begins a wild search for the best �ex� of her life.
Release: September 30, 2011 Director: Lars von Trier Writer: Lars von Trier Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Greynsburg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgard, Stellan Skarsgaard, Udo Kier, Brady Corbet
Synopsis: Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Gaby (Charlotte Rampling) are sisters whose lives are drifting apart as the universe spectacularly unravels in what Von Trier describes as a beautiful movie about the end of the world.
Yesterday marked the official 24th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and to commemerate, Paramount made a big announcement.
TNG is coming to Blu-Ray!
Actually, reading about the show coming to Blu-Ray, I'm learning quite a few things about the show. Apparently, re-mastering TNG into high-definition has turned out to be quite a time-consuming process, because TNG was filmed in a very unique way, and highly experimental for its time.
TNG was shot on film, and then all the footage was transferred to videotape. And then, all of the editing and adding in of special effects and pretty much all the post-production work was done on video. So all of the old masters for all the TNG episodes are on videotape.
The problem with that is videotape doesn't transfer to high-definition very well. However, Paramount still has all of the original footage on film kicking around in their archives. And film transfers to hi-def very well.
So, to get TNG in high-definition, what Paramount is doing is transferring all of the original film footage to high-definition, and then re-editing each and every episode to match as closely with the original episodes as possible. They're even "re-compositing" the special effects where they need to. And the whole process is being supervised by Michael and Denise Okuda who, after penning The Star Trek Encyclopedia all those years ago, have kind of become the official Star Trek archivists.
Our first sampling of Star Trek: The Next Generation in high-definition is a special compilation Blu-Ray called The Next Level: A Taste of TNG in High Definition. This compilation will include the classic episodes Encounter at Farpoint, Sins of the Father, and The Inner Light. Fanboys are already complaining about these selections. (Me, personally? I would have dumped Farpoint and put on Best of Both Worlds.) It drops on January 31, 2012.
And then, they're going to start rolling out complete season sets in September 2012, just in time for TNG's 25th anniversary.
Holy moly, TNG is almost 25. When did I get so old?
Release: September 30, 2011 Director: Kenneth Lonergan Writer: Kenneth Lonergan Cast: Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, J. Smith-Cameron, Matthew Broderick, Jean Rene
Synopsis: Margaret centers on a 17-year-old New York City high-school student who feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in a traffic accident that has claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course against the realities and compromises of the adult world.
Release: September 30, 2011 Director: Jim Sheridan Writer: David Loucka Cast: Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Marton Csokas, Elias Koteas, Jane Alexander
Synopsis: Some say that all houses have memories. For one man, his home is the place he would kill to forget. Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts star in "Dream House," a suspense thriller about a family that unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murders were committed...only to find themselves the killer's next target. Successful publisher Will Atenton (Craig) quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby (Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was the murder scene of a mother and her children. And the entire city believes it was at the hands of the husband who survived. When Will investigates the tragedy, his only lead comes from Ann Paterson (Watts), a neighbor who was close to the family that died. As Will and Ann piece together the disturbing puzzle, they discover that the story of the last man to leave Will's dream house will be just as horrifying to the one who came next
Release: September 30, 2011 Director: Alex Kendrick Writer: Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick Cast: Alex Kendrick, Kevin Downes, Ben Davies, Matt Hardwick, Ken Bevel
Synopsis: Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, they face danger every day. Yet when tragedy strikes close to home, these fathers are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, and their faith. From this struggle will come a decision that changes all of their lives. With action, drama, and humor, the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures embraces God's promise to "turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers." Souls will be stirred, and hearts will be challenged to be ... courageous
Release: September 30, 2011 Director: Guy Moshe Writer: Guy Moshe Cast: Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Kevin McKidd, Gackt, Shun Sugata, Jordi Moll�, Emily Kaiho
Synopsis: Bunraku combines comic-books, spaghetti westerns, samurai films, video-games, and more into a stunning glimpse at an alternate future. In a world without guns, a mysterious drifter (Josh Hartnett) walks into a strange town terrorized by the ruthless Nicola (Ron Perlman) and his army of thugs, headed by nine deadly assassins including the vicious Killer #2 (Kevin McKidd). The drifter is forced to trust a young samurai (Japanese superstar Gackt) looking to restore his family's honor, and the local bartender (Woody Harrelson) who has been secretly awaiting a dream team to help overthrow Nicola�s tyrannical regime
Release: September 30, 2011 Director: Robert Lieberman Writer: Noel Baker, Jeff Schechter, Matt Simmons, Ajay Virmani, Vinay Virmani Cast: Vinay Virmani, Rob Lowe, Al Mulkadam, Camilla Belle, Anupham Kher, Russel Peters
Synopsis: Rajveer Singh is a 21 year old young man dreaming of a professional hockey career. We open with him dreaming of scoring a game winning goal, followed by a moment of bliss as beautiful girls surround him. Unquestionably, he has the talent to be an accomplished player, but faces many hurdles, the biggest of which is himself. Raised as a traditional Sikh, Rajveer was forbidden as a boy to cut his hair... and had to wear a turban, this stopped him from playing hockey, the game he loved. In his early teens, forsaking his family�s religious traditions and beliefs, he removed his turban and cut his hair so he�d be more accepted within his country. His goal was to succeed in a traditional white man�s sport, but this conflicted with his father�s wish that he�d devote his life to his religion and the family business.
Unable to find a foothold in the game, Rajveer takes matters into his own hands by creating an all Indian hockey team (The Speedy Singhs), finding a coach and then bringing on his Uncle Sammy�s trucking company as the team sponsor, doing all this behind his father�s back. Along the way to the championship game, he is faced with the questions he had not wanted to address: family, friendship, loyalty and identity. And until he can answer these questions, the podium will always be out to his reach. Breakway, full of love, color and fun brings to the life the coming of age of a young man and gives further insight into the immigrant family experience. It brings a clash of Bollywood entertainment to Canada�s favorite sport
Release: September 23, 2011 Director: Adam Kassen, Mark Kassen Writer: Chris Lopata Cast: Chris Evans, Brett Cullen, Mark Kassen, Vinessa Shaw, Jesse L. Martin, Marshall Bell, Michael Biehn
Synopsis: In Puncture, tattooed and drug-addicted townie Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) has more than his share of personal demons, but can he straighten up long enough to lead a renegade safety-needle inventor to victory against a monopolizing medical supply corporation? This David-and-Goliath legal drama, based on a true story, exposes the corruption and kickback schemes threatening the lives of millions of health care workers.
Release: September 23, 2011 Director: Bennett Miller Writer: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, Stan Chervin, Michael Lewis (Book) Cast: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stephen Bishop, Royce Clayton, Ari Zagaris, Chris Pratt, Robin Wright
Synopsis: Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball's conventional wisdom is wrong. Forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget, Beane will have to outsmart the richer clubs. The onetime jock teams with Ivy League grad Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) in an unlikely partnership, recruiting bargain players that the scouts call flawed, but all of whom have an ability to get on base, score runs, and win games. It's more than baseball, it's a revolution � one that challenges old school traditions and puts Beane in the crosshairs of those who say he's tearing out the heart and soul of the game
Release: October 4, 2011 Director: Tom Provost Writer: Tom Provost Cast: Mira Sorvino, Shane West, Justin Kirk, Tony Curran, Muse Watson, Deobia Oparei
Synopsis: Looking to escape the pressures of everyday life, a woman (Sorvino) travels to a secluded cabin in the woods. She�s not alone, though, because an apparition (West) inhabits the cabin and begins to stalk her. But when the woman�s boyfriend (Kirk) arrives, the spirit in the house grows darker and more obsessive. She soon starts to exhibit weird and irrational behavior and her boyfriend fears she�s been possessed by the ghost in love with her.
Release: October 7, 2011 Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Writer: Jaime Marques, Nicol�s Casariego Cast: Clive Owen, Kerry Fox, Carice van Houten, Daniel Br�hl, Ella Purnell
Synopsis: In Madrid, Juan (Izan Corchero) is a ferociously bright 8 year old who loves to tell stories. His mother, Luisa (Pilar Lopez de Ayala) , worries that her sons fertile imagination is fuelling the vivid and increasingly alarming dreams that disrupt his sleep each night. But for Juan, the gruesome faceless creature that enters his bedroom in the dead hours is terrifyingly real.
In London, Mia (Ella Purnell), an 11 year old girl on the brink of adolescence, discovers the power of story telling as she captivates her classmates with a disturbing tale of a blank faced ghoul called Hollowface who tries to steal the features of children as he craves contact with the human world. Mia, too, becomes convinced that her story has crossed over from the realms of imagination into reality and that she has unwittingly unleashed a malevolent force into the world. At night, she is haunted by horrifically graphic nightmares. At first, her father John (Clive Owen) believes that Mia is under threat from an all too real intruder who breaks into his daughters bedroom, leaving her speechless with fear. He chases the stalker off and then becomes security obsessed in a bid to protect her, installing cameras and sophisticated surveillance equipment at their home. During a second break in, John again fights with the vicious intruder intent on snatching a traumatised Mia. But later, when the security footage is checked, theres no sign of a prowler on the tape and a sceptical detective says there's no physical evidence of a break in. John, and his wife, Sue (Carice Van Houten), reluctantly turn to child psychologist (Kerry Fox) for guidance. The doctor is convinced that both father and daughter are in the grip of a shared psychosomatic trauma and that both need therapy and to be separated from each other. John, however, knows that his daughters fears are real and not imagined. His wife who hasnt seen the intruder is torn between believing her husband and following the expert medical advice. In Madrid, an increasingly frantic Luisa seeks help from a young Catholic priest, Father Antonio, who begins to believe that exorcism may be the only, radical option left to save the increasingly troubled little boy as his physical condition rapidly declines and his mother finally accepts that her son too is in real, rather than imagined, danger. With the faceless monster now stalking their every move, she attempts to take flight. Meanwhile, John, now separated from his family, discovers that a tragic event from the past may be the link to the terrible events happening in the present and races back home to try and save his family. When he arrives, Hollowface is already there.
Release: September 23, 2011 Director: Phil Dornfeld Writer: Josh Heald Cast: Carmen Electra, Nicholas D'Agosto, Josh Gad, Bret Harrison, Arielle Kebbel, Daneel Harris, Regina Hall, Becky O'Donohue, Jessie O'Donohue
Synopsis: For three college guys, it�s senior year and the co-ed experience has left them high and dry. Their solution: A road trip to Mardi Gras, where beautiful babes are happy to lift their shirts and open containers are always welcome. But after dressing in drag, breaking into Carmen Electra�s hotel room, starring in a scandalous sex show and accidentally exploding a feces bomb in a swank hotel lobby, will the Mardi Gras magic kick in and their wildest fantasies come true?
Release: September 23, 2011 Director: Marc Forster Writer: Jason Keller Cast: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Kathy Baker, Madeline Carroll, Michael Shannon, Souleymane Sy Savane
Synopsis: When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers (Butler) makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region's vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experienced aide workers, Sam breaks ground for an orphanage where it's most needed�in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces youngsters to become soldiers before they even reach their teens.
But for Sam, it is not enough to shelter the LRA's intended victims. Determined to save as many as possible, he leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children, restoring peace to their lives�and eventually his own. The explosive, real-life tale of a man who has rescued over a thousand orphans from starvation, disease and enslavement...
Release: October 7, 2011 Director: George Clooney Writer: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beau Willimon Cast: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella, Evan Rachel Wood
Synopis: Based on the play by Beau Willimon, The Ides of March follows an idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
Release: October 10, 2011 Director: Ami Canaan Mann Writer: Don Ferrarone Cast: Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jessica Chastain, Chloe Moretz, Jason Clarke, Stephen Graham
Synopsis: This tense and haunting thriller follows a local homicide detective (Sam Worthington) in a small Texas town and his partner, a transplanted cop from New York City (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), as they track a sadistic serial killer dumping his victims� mutilated bodies in a nearby marsh locals call �The Killing Fields�. The killer changes the game and begins hunting the detectives, teasing them with possible clues at the crime scenes while always remaining one step ahead. When a familiar local girl, Anne (Chloe Grace Moretz), goes missing, the detectives find themselves in a race against time to find the killer and save her life.
Release: September 23, 2011 Director: Gary McKendry Writer: Gary McKendry, Matt Sherring Cast: Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic Purcell, Aden Young, Ben Mendelsohn, Lachy Hulme, Firass Dirani, Grant Bowler, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Synopsis: When his mentor (Robert De Niro) is taken captive, a retired member of Britain's Elite Special Air Service (Jason Statham) is forced into action. His mission: kill three assassins dispatched by their cunning leader (Clive Owen).
Release: October 14, 2011 Director: Trent Cooper Writer: Jonathan D. Krane, Trent Cooper Cast: Kevin Spacey, Heather Graham, Camilla Belle, Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson, Virginia Madsen
Synopsis: Millionaire infomercial guru, Robert Axle (Kevin Spacey) loses everything when one of his inventions has a design flaw that accidentally chops off the fingers of thousands of customers. After serving eight years in prison, a disgraced Axle is released, and ready to redeem his name and rebuild his empire with a new innovation. However, Axle's ex-wife (Virginia Madsen) has spent all of his money and moved into his house with her new husband (Craig Robinson). Out of desperation, he finds a part-time job as a janitor, and is forced to move in with his estranged daughter (Camilla Belle) and her over-protective roommates. Despite these setbacks he is determined to pitch his newest gadget and rebuild his infomercial empire. But the world has changed in the last decade, and Axle finds himself out of step with current technology, his family, and the self-confidence that made him king of the infomercials in the past. With all his wheels spinning, Axle soon realizes before he can be successful with his new creation, first he must reinvent himself.
Release: December 23, 2011 Director: Cameron Crowe Writer: Cameron Crowe, Aline Brosh McKenna Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Elle Fanning, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Angus MacFadyen, John Michael Higgins
Synopsis: This holiday season, acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous) directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his two children move to the most unlikely of places: a zoo. With the help of an eclectic staff, and with many misadventures along the way, the family works to return the dilapidated zoo to its former wonder and glory.
Release: October 28, 2011 Director: Bruce Robinson Writer: Bruce Robinson Cast: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Michael Rispoli, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi, Marshall Bell
Synopsis: Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp). Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins). Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fianc�e of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart). Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of American entrepreneurs who are determined to convert Puerto Rico into a capitalist paradise in service of the wealthy. When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen's financial benefit, or use them to take the bastards down
Release: October 14, 2011 Director: Joel Schumacher Writer: Karl Gajdusek Cast: Nicholas Cage, Cam Gigandet, Nicole Kidman, Liana Liberato, Ben Mendelsohn
Synopsis: A seemingly straightforward home invasion evolves into something far more complicated in Joel Schumacher's terse thriller that reunites the director with past collaborators Nicholas Cage and Nicole Kidman. Full of double-crosses, explosive violence and riveting performances, Trespass doesn't waste any time penetrating boundaries or getting under our skin.
Release: November 10, 2011 Director: Ralph Fiennes Writer: John Logan, William Shakespeare Cast: Gerard Butler, Ralph Fiennes, Brian Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, James Nesbitt, Jessica Chastain, Ashraf Barhom
Synopsis: Caius Martius 'Coriolanus' (Ralph Fiennes), a revered and feared Roman General is at odds with the city of Rome and his fellow citizens. Pushed by his controlling and ambitious mother Volumnia (Vanessa Redgrave) to seek the exalted and powerful position of Consul, he is loath to ingratiate himself with the masses whose votes he needs in order to secure the office. When the public refuses to support him, Coriolanus�s anger prompts a riot that culminates in his expulsion from Rome. The banished hero then allies himself with his sworn enemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) to take his revenge on the city
Release: November 18, 2011 Director: Bill Condon Writer: Melissa Rosenberg, Stephenie Meyer (Book) Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Elizabeth Reaser, Nikki Reed, Billy Burke, Rami Malek, Maggie Grace, Mackenzie Foy, Tracey Heggins, Judi Shekoni, Omar Metwally, Andrea Gabriel, Rami Malek, Angela Sarafyan, Marlane Barnes, Lisa Howard, Patrick Brennan, Noel Fisher, Guri Weinberg, Lee Pace, Toni Trucks, Bill Tangradi, Erik Odom, Valorie Curry, Joe Anderson, Olga Fonda, Janelle Froehlich, Masami Kosaka, Sebastiao Lemos, Amadou Ly, Ty Olsson, Wendell Pierce, Carolina Virguez
Synopsis: Bella and Edward, plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage, honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of a child... which brings an unforeseen and shocking development for Jacob Black.
Release: September 23, 2011 Director: Michael Brandt Writer: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas Cast: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Stana Katic, Stephen Moyer, Martin Sheen, Odette Annable
Synopsis: In The Double, the mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin "Cassius," forces Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), a retired CIA operative, to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary (Topher Grace), to solve the crime. Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but is pushed to take on the case by his former supervisor, Tom Highland (Martin Sheen). Meanwhile, Agent Geary, who wrote his Master's thesis on Shepherdson's pursuit of the Soviet killer, is certain that Cassius has resurfaced. As Shepherdson and Geary work their way through crimes both past and present, they discover that Cassius may not be the person they always thought him to be, forcing both to re-examine everything and everyone around them
Release: September 23, 2011 Director: Charles Martin Smith Writer: Karen Janszen, Noam Dromi, Charles Martin Smith, Jordan Roberts Cast: Morgan Freeman, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Nathan Gamble
Synopsis: Dolphin Tale is inspired by the remarkable true story of a courageous dolphin named Winter and the compassionate people who banded together to save her life.
Release: September 23, 2011 Director: John Singleton Writer: Shawn Christensen, Jeffrey Nachmanoff Cast: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello, Michael Nyqvist, Sigourney Weaver, Denzel Whitaker, Tim Griffin, Elisabeth Rohm
Synopsis: Taylor Lautner stars as a young man unwittingly thrust into a deadly world of covert espionage in Lionsgate's action-thriller, Abduction, directed by John Singleton. For as long as he can remember, Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) has had the uneasy feeling that he's living someone else's life. When he stumbles upon an image of himself as a little boy on a missing persons website, all of Nathan's darkest fears come true: he realizes his parents are not his own and his life is a lie, carefully fabricated to hide something more mysterious and dangerous than he could have ever imagined. Just as he begins to piece together his true identity, Nathan is targeted by a team of trained killers, forcing him on the run with the only person he can trust, his neighbor, Karen (Lily Collins). Every second counts as Nathan and Karen race to evade an army of assassins and federal operatives. But as his opponents close in, Nathan realizes that the only way he'll survive � and solve the mystery of his elusive biological father � is to stop running and take matters into his own hands.
Release: September 20, 2011 Director: Robert Vince Writer: Anna McRoberts, Robert Vince Cast: Sierra McCormick, Harland Williams, Elisa Donovan, Sage Ryan, Jennifer Elise Cox
Synopsis: The Buddies are back in the all-new movie Spooky Buddies. With their Halloween costumes, your favorite puppies are trick-or-treating to their spookiest adventure yet. The Buddies team up on a trip across town to the Spooky Manor, the mysterious old mansion, where they come face to face with the Howlloween Hound and save the day. Enjoy all the howling fun with your family on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Movie Download September 20, 2011.
Release: September 19, 2011 Director: Rebecca Lorenne Doppelt Writer: Dan Spurgeon Cast: Lara Fisher, Jared Martzell, Mink Stole
Synopsis: Sammy Gregory is a �special needs� infant- special in that he resembles a giant insect, and needs a constant supply of raw meat. His parents (Lara Fisher and Jared Martzell) are understandably at the end of their rope. They invite a social worker (Mink Stole) over to see if their baby can possibly be adopted by a more capable family. But when the social worker reveals herself to be more interested in punishing Sammy�s parents than helping anyone, little Sammy proves that he might be a valued member of the family after all.
Release: September 18, 2011 Director: Sloane U'Ren Writer: Antony Neely Cast: Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Camilla Rutherford, Patrick Godfrey, Olivia Llewellyn, Sean Hart
Synopsis: Stephen is a brilliant young boy who lives in England, in what appears to be the 1920s - but nothing in Stephen�s life is quite as it seems. His world is turned upside down upon meeting a charismatic and inspirational professor at a garden party, who demonstrates to Stephen and his friends what life would be like if they themselves were merely one, or two, dimensional beings. He then proceeds to explain that by manipulating other dimensions, time travel may actually be possible.
As Stephen�s life unfolds, events lead him to dedicate himself to turning the Professor�s theories of time travel into reality. Jealousy, love, obsession, temptation and greed surround him, influencing his fragile mind and the direction of his work.
Dimensions: A Line, A Loop, A Tangle of Threads Trailer
Release: September 16, 2011 Director: Steve Rahaman Writer: Frankie Sooknanan, Steve Rahaman Cast: Nigel Harvey, Frank Merlino, Rosie Moss LoDeon, Tommy Clohessy, Kamel Goffin, Steve Rahaman, Miriam Morales
Synopsis: To Be King is the story of down and out son of a professional boxer, Tyrone King, who loses his family and is plagued with setbacks but finds redemption in his life to move on. He crosses paths with the man who trained his father and the man who lead his father to his death in the underground fighting world. King finds faith in himself to stand up, fall in love and against all odds become a champion.
This past weekend, Athabasca was host to the annual extrication challenge, where firefighters from across the province show off their extrication skills.
Release: September 16, 2011 Director: Rod Lurie Writer: Rod Lurie, David Zelag Goodman Cast: Alexander Skarsg�rd, James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Dominic Purcell, Laz Alonso, James Woods, Walton Goggins, Willa Holland, Anson Mount
Synopsis: David and Amy Sumner (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth), a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father's death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie (Alexander Skarsg�rd), leading to a violent confrontation.
Release: December 16, 2011 Director: Brad Bird Writer: J.J. Abrams, Josh Appelbaum, Tom Cruise, Andr� Nemec Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Josh Holloway, Michael Nyqvist, L�a Seydoux, Anil Kapoor
Synopsis: Fourth installment in the MI franchise follows the initiation of "Ghost Protocol," a code that disavows all of IMF.
Release: September 16, 2011 Director: Lorenz Knauer Writer: Lorenz Knauer Cast: Angelina Jolie, Pierce Brosnan, Jane Goodall, Mary Lewis
Synopsis: Almost 25 years ago famed primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall gave up her career in order to devote her entire time and energy to the mission of saving our planet. As this charismatic woman tells us about her life, she is shown among her beloved chimpanzees in Africa, as well as on her travels around the globe to spread her message that there is still hope for future generations.
With its unhurried pace and unobtrusive camera, this documentary shows the charismatic and eloquent Jane Goodall as she has never been seen before. Intimate conversations with Goodall alternate with spectacular footage of her and her beloved chimpanzees as well as revealing comments by her son, her colleagues and even Hollywood celebrities. The definitive film on the ardent advocate for the protection of the earth.
Jane's Journey Trailer
Interview with Angelina Jolie - Jane's Journey Movie
Release: September 16, 2011 Director: Douglas McGrath Writer: Aline Brosh McKenna, Allison Pearson (novel) Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Olivia Munn, Kelsey Grammar, Jessica Szohr, Christina Hendricks, Seth Meyers, Jane Curtin
Synopsis: Kate Reddy devotes her days to her job with a Boston-based financial management firm. At night she goes home to her adoring, recently-downsized architect husband Richard and their two young children. It's a non-stop balancing act, the same one that Kate's acerbic best friend and fellow working mother Allison performs on a daily basis, and that Kate's super-brainy, child-phobic young junior associate Momo fully intends to avoid. When Kate gets handed a major new account that will require frequent trips to New York, Richard also wins the new job he's been hoping for -- and both will be spreading themselves even thinner. Complicating matters is Kate's charming new business associate Jack Abelhammer, who begins to prove an unexpected source of temptation.
Release: September 13, 2011 Director: Michael Landon Jr. Writer: Chris Easterly, Beverly Lewis (novel) Cast: Danielle Panabaker, Sherry Stringfield, Burgess Jenkins, Bill Oberst Jr.
Synopsis: Based on the 1997 novel by New York Times best-selling author Beverly Lewis, The Shunning tells the story of Katie Lapp (Panabaker,) a young Amish woman who makes a discovery that throws her life into confusion. On the eve of Katie�s wedding to widower Bishop John (Jenkins,) a mysterious "Englisher" (Stringfield) arrives in Lancaster County and startling news comes from her anguished Old Order Ami...sh father (Oberst) and mother. Nothing prepares Katie for the devastation their confession brings. Feeling betrayed, Katie watches as the only life she has ever known begins to unravel, leaving in its wake a furrow of pain�and a future of hope
So, when I recently went home for the long weekend, my Dad spoke of his long-held desire to go down to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum and check out their Harvest Festival.
Held every Labour Day weekend, the Harvest Festival is when they fire up the vintage farm equipment and show you what it was fully capable of.
So, yeah. Here's some footage of vintage farm equipment.
Release: September 16, 2011 Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Writer: Hossein Amini, James Sallis (book) Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Oscar Isaac, Albert Brooks
Synopsis: Drive is the highly anticipated feature from director Nicolas Winding Refn adapted from the cult James Sallis' novel of the same name by Academy Award� Nominee Hossein Amini. Film follows a a Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver.
Release: September 10, 2011 Director: Julia Leigh Writer: Julia Leigh Cast: Emily Browning, Michael Dorman, Mirrah Foulkes, Rachael Blake
Synopsis: Death-haunted, quietly reckless, Lucy is a young university student who takes a job as a Sleeping Beauty. In the Sleeping Beauty Chamber old men seek an erotic experience that requires Lucy�s absolute submission. This unsettling task starts to bleed into Lucy�s daily life and she develops an increasing need to know what happens to her when she is asleep
Release: September 10, 2011 Director: Hamdy Taha, Mark Noyce Writer: Mark Noyce Cast: Joe Egan, Mark Noyce, Ben Shockley, Lindsay Honey, Raymond Griffiths
Synopsis: When a documentary maker covers a story on a 'proper fighting gym', little does he know how events will unfold as his attention is drawn to a rival gym with a unique fighting style, owned by a self-professed karate expert.
Release: September 10, 2011 Director: Elias Writer: Elias Cast: Jason Vail, Nicholas Wilder, Sarah Schoofs, Angie Bullaro, Kirstianna Mueller, Kaitlyn Mueller, With Maria Victoria, Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Karl Pfeiffer
Synopsis: Something is missing in Tom's life. His marriage has lost its spark, his job is suffocating him, and his childhood best friend Dan still clings to the past. Every day he goes through the motions, becoming increasingly detached from those around him. Dan has the solution... something Tom's got to see to believe... tonight. What Dan shows him leaves Tom unsettled, flooding his mind with disturbing images, and binding the two friends together with its ugly secret.
Release: September 9, 2011 Director: Gavin O'Connor Writer: Gavin O'Connor, Anthony Tambakis, Cliff Dorfman Cast: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Jennifer Morrison, Nick Nolte, Maximiliano Hernandez, Frank Grillo
Synopsis: Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime � and the wreckage of their broken family � within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate's action/drama, Warrior. An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father. But when Brendan's unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives.
